Block Model: an educational model of program comprehension as a tool for a scholarly approach to teaching

Authors:
Carsten Schulte
Affiliations:
Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Venue:
ICER '08 Proceedings of the Fourth international Workshop on Computing Education Research
Year:
2008

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Abstract

In this paper, the Block Model, an educational model of program comprehension, is introduced. Its use for planning and analyzing lessons on algorithms is evaluated in a qualitative study with prospective computer science teachers. In addition, the background of the model, its use in computer science education research and for developing competence models is discussed.